Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and hypersensitivity to aldehydes and crosslinking agents. For FA patients, gene editing holds promise for therapeutic applications aimed at functionally restoring mutated genes in...
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Springer Nature
2019
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| author | Van De Vrugt, HJ Harmsen, T Riepsaame, J Alexantya, G Van Mil, SE De Vries, Y Bin Ali, R Huijbers, IJ Dorsman, JC Wolthuis, RMF Riele, H |
| author_facet | Van De Vrugt, HJ Harmsen, T Riepsaame, J Alexantya, G Van Mil, SE De Vries, Y Bin Ali, R Huijbers, IJ Dorsman, JC Wolthuis, RMF Riele, H |
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| description | Fanconi anemia (FA) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and hypersensitivity to aldehydes and crosslinking agents. For FA patients, gene editing holds promise for therapeutic applications aimed at functionally restoring mutated genes in hematopoietic stem cells. However, intrinsic FA DNA repair defects may obstruct gene editing feasibility. Here, we report on the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a disruptive mutation in Fancf. Our experiments revealed that gene editing could effectively restore Fancf function via error-prone end joining resulting in a 27% increased survival in the presence of mitomycin C. In addition, templated gene correction could be achieved after double strand or single strand break formation. Although templated gene editing efficiencies were low (≤6%), FA corrected embryonic stem cells acquired a strong proliferative advantage over non-corrected cells, even without imposing genotoxic stress. Notably, Cas9 nickase activity resulted in mono-allelic gene editing and avoidance of undesired mutagenesis. In conclusion: DNA repair defects associated with FANCF deficiency do not prohibit CRISPR/Cas9 gene correction. Our data provide a solid basis for the application of pre-clinical models to further explore the potential of gene editing against FA, with the eventual aim to obtain therapeutic strategies against bone marrow failure. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:d153c16a-cd68-4323-81c7-d5b1d887c7af2022-03-27T07:56:24ZEffective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repairJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d153c16a-cd68-4323-81c7-d5b1d887c7afEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2019Van De Vrugt, HJHarmsen, TRiepsaame, JAlexantya, GVan Mil, SEDe Vries, YBin Ali, RHuijbers, IJDorsman, JCWolthuis, RMFRiele, HFanconi anemia (FA) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and hypersensitivity to aldehydes and crosslinking agents. For FA patients, gene editing holds promise for therapeutic applications aimed at functionally restoring mutated genes in hematopoietic stem cells. However, intrinsic FA DNA repair defects may obstruct gene editing feasibility. Here, we report on the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a disruptive mutation in Fancf. Our experiments revealed that gene editing could effectively restore Fancf function via error-prone end joining resulting in a 27% increased survival in the presence of mitomycin C. In addition, templated gene correction could be achieved after double strand or single strand break formation. Although templated gene editing efficiencies were low (≤6%), FA corrected embryonic stem cells acquired a strong proliferative advantage over non-corrected cells, even without imposing genotoxic stress. Notably, Cas9 nickase activity resulted in mono-allelic gene editing and avoidance of undesired mutagenesis. In conclusion: DNA repair defects associated with FANCF deficiency do not prohibit CRISPR/Cas9 gene correction. Our data provide a solid basis for the application of pre-clinical models to further explore the potential of gene editing against FA, with the eventual aim to obtain therapeutic strategies against bone marrow failure. |
| spellingShingle | Van De Vrugt, HJ Harmsen, T Riepsaame, J Alexantya, G Van Mil, SE De Vries, Y Bin Ali, R Huijbers, IJ Dorsman, JC Wolthuis, RMF Riele, H Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title | Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title_full | Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title_fullStr | Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title_short | Effective CRISPR/Cas9-mediated correction of a Fanconi anemia defect by error-prone end joining or templated repair |
| title_sort | effective crispr cas9 mediated correction of a fanconi anemia defect by error prone end joining or templated repair |
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